Special ‘Batkid’ front page to appear in Saturday’s Chronicle

UPDATE: Due to high demand, The Chronicle will reproduce Friday’s “Gotham City Chronicle” Batkid special front page inside Saturday’s editions. Look for it there! Our staffers distributing free copies in Union Square at noontime were mobbed. If you can’t find a Saturday edition on newsstands, here’s information on how to buy back copies.

***

The San Francisco Chronicle will produce special-edition “Gotham City Chronicle” newspapers as the city transforms for 5-year-old cancer patient Miles on Friday.

About 1,000 newspapers will be handed out at Union Square as people gather for the ‘Batkid’ Make-A-Wish event. Batman-fan Miles will battle crime around San Francisco, nabbing the Riddler and the Penguin, before receiving a key to the city from Mayor Ed Lee.

The Chronicle’s special page includes a story written by “Clark Kent” with the headline “BATKID SAVES CITY” and another story featuring less-criminally inclined penguins (from the California Academy of Sciences).

“It’s great to print nice news for a change, and Lois Lane was happy to come out of retirement for this special assignment,” said Chronicle Managing Editor Audrey Cooper.